Jharkhand IAS Officers Tweet to Make #JharkhandWithModi Trend on Twitter
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates new Jharkhand Assembly building on September 12. Twitter/Raghubar Das
Ranchi: “Prabhat Tara Maidan is all set to welcome the honorable @PMOIndia sri @narendramodi for the launch of schemes that will redefine India 20 years from now”.
“After the creation of Jharkhand, for the first time, in Raghubar government only, schedule caste commission has been formed”.
“In the 108 Ambulance of Jharkhand, all the latest medical equipment are stalled including ventilator, basic life support system, so that patient’s life could be saved. So far, more than 2.6 lakh patients have got swift treatment”.
#JharkhandWithModi was also trending on Twitter for some time. Co-founder of Alt News, Mohammed Zubair tweeted on Thursday late night that at least 79 tweets were posted by Deputy Commissioners posted in Jharkhand. Some deputy commissioners like East Singhbhum DC (twitter handle @DCEastSinghbhum) posted 12 tweets. Besides them, the tweets with #JharkhandWithModi came from other deputy commissioners including DC Pakur, DC Chatra, DC Latehar and DC Koderma.
Since Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister of India, in 2014, he has visited Jharkhand, many times and launched major schemes from the tribal-dominated state, including Ayushman Bharat.
On September 12, too, PM Modi chose to launch the farmer pension scheme—Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana from here. But, this visit of Modi was different, as apart from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Raghubar Das, the Deputy Commissioners of different districts of Jharkhand were welcoming the Prime Minister, and highlighting Jharkhand government’s progress in different welfare schemes.
#JharkhandWithModi was also trending on Twitter for some time. Co-founder of Alt News, Mohammed Zubair tweeted on Thursday late night that at least 79 tweets were posted by Deputy Commissioners posted in Jharkhand. Some deputy commissioners like East Singhbhum DC (twitter handle @DCEastSinghbhum) posted 12 tweets. Besides them, the tweets with #JharkhandWithModi came from other deputy commissioners including DC Pakur, DC Chatra, DC Latehar and DC Koderma.
The opposition parties and leaders, especially Jharkhand Mukhti Morcha (JMM) and former Chief Minister Hemant Soren, tagged the IAS Association and sought their intervention questioning how officers were compromising with the Constitution and betraying the country.
eNewsroom tried contacting Deputy Commissioner Giridih Rahul Sinha and sent a message too, but is yet to get a reply from him. Later, his number was found switched off.
Some officials not just tweeted to praise the PM but also forced private schools to lend their buses to ferry farmers. Such dictates were given in Bokaro, too. Times of India did a story that in Ranchi, a large number of schools gave off and cancelled the exam scheduled for September 12 as buses had been sent to ferry farmers and participants from various places to attend the PM’s rally.
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